USS Macdonough (DDG-39)
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USS Macdonough (DLG-8/DDG-39) was a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Thomas Macdonough, the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named for him.
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USS MacDonough (DDG-39) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | MacDonough |
Namesake | Thomas MacDonough |
Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Corporation |
Laid down | 15 April 1958 |
Launched | 9 July 1959 |
Commissioned | 4 November 1961 |
Decommissioned | 23 October 1992 |
Stricken | 30 November 1992 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Farragut-class destroyer |
Displacement | 5,800 tons |
Length | 512.5 ft (156.2 m) |
Beam | 52 ft (16 m) |
Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
Complement | 377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted) |
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